U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

E-Gov
E-Training

The e-Training initiative, now referred to as the Human Resources Line of Business/ Human Resources Development (HR LOB/HRD) Program, is transforming learning by creating a premier e-Learning environment to support the development of the Federal workforce and to advance the accomplishment of agency missions through simplified and one-stop access to high quality e-Learning products, tools, and services.

The USALearning.gov site is a Governmentwide resource for the Federal workforce and appropriate non-Federal workers to access formal and informal learning opportunities that span e-Learning systems, content, and/or performance support tools available in the Federal Government.

To access the e-Learning website go to: http://www.USALearning.gov

Background

The HR LOB Human Resources Development (HRD) focus is on unifying, simplifying, and increasing access to high quality e-Learning products and services, among other larger Governmentwide learning and development subjects. This approach benefits the government and the Federal workforce by:

• Reducing the redundancies and achieving economies of scale in the purchase of learning technology infrastructure (e.g., Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) and/or other Information Technology (IT) hardware/software for Human Capital Performance Support (HCPS) tools), and the consolidation and/or sharing of hardware/software;
• Reducing redundancies and achieving economies of scale in the purchase and/or development of e-Learning courses and content (e.g., commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) or custom-developed content to meet specific agency needs);
• Leveraging components of existing learning systems (e.g., LMS, LCMS, IT hardware, or HCPS tools) where clear value propositions exist;
• Offering user-friendly, one-stop access to a robust and high-quality learning environment;
• Encouraging e-Learning investments as part of a strategic, systematic, and continuous development of Federal Government human capital; and
• Fostering communication between Federal Human Resources Development Practitioners Governmentwide to identify, prioritize and develop solutions to issues of interest within the community, and to share best practices and resources where synergies are evident.

Governance

The HR LOB/HRD Program operates under the HR LOB governance structure.

Learning and Development Advisory Council (LDAC)

LDAC supports and provides advice to the HR LOB/HRD Program and fosters and evaluates standards for e-Learning systems. The LDAC is comprised of representatives from entities such as OPM, OMB, Cabinet Departments, and Independent Agencies.

• Voice of the Customer (VOC)

  
  The VOC is a community of e-Learning Practitioners from throughout Federal Government that meets quarterly for collaborative workshops and sharing of best practices.

• HRLOB/HRD Service Provider Consortium (HSPC)

  
  The HSPC is the Federal Service Provider delivery arm for e-Learning and Human Capital products and services.  There are two types of Service Providers: Those that provide learning infrastructure (such as learning management systems (LMSs) and those that provide learning content.  Current Service Providers are GoLearn, FasTrac, National Technical Information Service (NTIS), the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU).
• Enterprise Architecture Working Group (EAWG)

  
  The EAWG develops specifications and standards aligned with HR LOB and FEA for e-Learning products and services, including core functionality, data and technical parameters.

• Curriculum Development Working Group (CDWG)

  
  The CDWG develops best practices for Governmentwide course development and the Compliance Training Library (CTL) housing subject expert-endorsed courseware for mandatory, high-interest, and compliance training.

Current Agency Representation

Agency	LDAC	VOC (Bureau Rollup)
Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of the Interior
Department of Transportation
Department of Treasury
Department of Veteran Affairs
Environmental Protection Agency
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
General Services Administration
Government Accountability Office
Health and Human Services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
National Science Foundation
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Special Counsel
Peace Corps
Smithsonian
Social Security Administration
United States Agency for International Development
United States Postal Service

 

Composition of the eTSPC

Service Provider
FasTrac	FSI	GoLearn	NTIS	DAU
Targeted Demographic
Highly Secured Government Personnel	US Foreign Affairs Community	General Use Federal Employees	University Model Federal Employees	DOD AT&L Community
Background
Operated out of the National Security Agency and U.S. Dept of Treasury Originally developed for the Intelligence community Primarily focused on global organizations requiring heightened security precautions	Operated out of the U.S. Dept of State Prepares American diplomats and other professionals from the foreign affairs community to advance US interests overseas and in Washington.	Operated out of the Office of Personnel Management Formerly DOT's TVU program Leverage COTS Products Primarily focused on civilian agencies	National Technical Information Service Self-supporting agency of the U.S. Dept of Commerce Primarily focused on secure delivery over the open internet of sensitive training content to specialized civilian and defense student populations	Operated out of the Department of Defense Primarily focused on the Defense Acquisition. Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) community providing products and services to war fighters